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A round-bottom bowl bears ornament in low relief arranged in registers separated by smooth bands. On the underside is a rosette. Above is a band with pairs of vertical bars. Around the center of the body… A porcelain manufactory was founded in Chantilly, France, in 1725 by Louis-Henri de Bourbon, Prince de Condé (1692–1740), a leading French aristocrat in the first half of the 18th-century. The speciality… India’s multiple religious traditions produced lively exchanges in the representation of the divine. Here, the artist adapted Christian iconography of the Virgin and Child for a touching image of the… On the curved cover are represented two scenes: in the first, Joseph is lowered into the pit by his brothers (Genesis 37:24). Joseph's coat lies in the right foreground. In a rocky landscape are houses… ENAMELLED EN PLEIN Scenes from the Life of Saint Vincent This white glass inlay depicts a bird in profile.This inlay was purchased by Henry Walters as part of a group of hundreds of glass fragments thought to belong to an Egyptian shrine (naos), which would… This majestic statue would originally have been placed in a niche or arch-shaped enclosure decorating an interior architectural structure, such as a tomb or ciborium (a canopy-like structure placed over… This thick rectangular clay tablet is broken at the bottom and damaged on its face, but is otherwise covered in cuneiform text. This complex text is a letter from Buzutaja in Kanesh to Puzur-šadue, Aššur-[...and],… Each is made of a flat sheet with a raised sheet above to form a bud. At the back is a smooth wire ring; at the tip, a looped wire hook is attached behind. Crossing rows of granules decorate the front. Bronze mounts, wooden grip, pommel and quillons en torsade with etched inscriptions in German. The ring, fashioned of gold plated bronze, has an oval red stone set in the bezel. Represented in intaglio is the god of war Mars, wearing a crested helmet and carrying a spear and a trophy (captured…
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A carved guilloché pattern set with polished lapis lazuli stones extends around the circumference of the nephrite pommel. Set at its apex is a cabochon sapphire mounted in gold. The collar is rimmed in… This hanging scroll depicts five puppies playing beneath an autumn maple branch. When he painted this autumn scene, Nagasawa Rosetsu, the son of a warrior, had become adept at the free brushwork and playful… Bust of Serapis This cup and saucer set would have primarily been used to consume tea, however, this shape of cup was sometimes included in coffee and chocolate services. Both the cup and saucer have fluted surfaces… This large watercolor was exhibited at the Paris Exposition Universelle in 1878. It depicts a crowd at the Derby, a horse race run each year at Epsom, just outside London. Traditionally a wide cross-section… At the left, a heron is shown in flight. At the right are several celebrated autumn flowers, including fringed pink, arrowroot, pampas grass, and chrysanthemums. On the reverse is a goose and bamboo.… At the right of composition, a man is depicted sitting in a boat. He holds a basket of shells in his hand and looks up over his left shoulder. The object of his gaze, the full moon, is shown on the reverse… Seven crumpled hemispheres are placed in front of a second zone of nine hemispheres, which in turn are mounted on a flattened ring, all made of gold. Granules appear between the hemispheres. In back,… Spoon and Fork with Heads of Minerva On the front of the tsuba, a crane stands on gold pine leaves looking up towards clouds. The crane is a symbol of longevity and is considered a felicitous motif. On the reverse is a blossoming cherry… Spiral decorative elements reached Greece by the 9th century BC and were enormously popular in both Greece and Italy throughout the Geometric period. Oversized ornaments of bronze, including belts, necklaces… This black granite sculpture depicts a squatting figure with knnees drawn up and arms folded on the knees. Kali, a fierce form of the Great Goddess of the Hindu traditions, stands over the body of the god Shiva, who, despite his open eyes and ithyphallic state, doubles as a corpse ("shava") on a burning funeral… Glazed, polychrome tile fragments Glazed, polychrome tile fragments Glazed, polychrome tile fragments Glazed, polychrome tile fragments Glazed, polychrome tile fragments Glazed, polychrome tile fragments Glazed, polychrome tile fragments Glazed, polychrome tile fragments Glazed, polychrome tile fragments Glazed, polychrome tile fragments Glazed, polychrome tile fragments Glazed, polychrome tile fragments Glazed, polychrome tile fragments Glazed, polychrome tile fragments Glazed, polychrome tile fragments Glazed, polychrome tile fragments Glazed, polychrome tile fragments The Evangelist John Decorated Headpiece During the Neo-Assyrian period (911-612 BCE), royal artists frequently depicted major military conquests. This bronze fragment, along with Walters 54.2335B, originally belonged to a 21 foot high wooden… This folio from Walters manuscript W.602 depicts Humay enthroned. Thomas Charles Farrer was born in London and trained at the Working Men's College, where from 1854 to 1858 John Ruskin taught elementary classes. Farrer embraced Ruskin's teaching and on his arrival in… An incisor tooth is mounted by a gold chain to the bead head of this gold pin. The shaft of the pin is twisted.
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